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Exclusive: Manafort's former son-in-law cuts plea deal, to cooperate with government: sources

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In spite of what may outwardly appear to be a couple setbacks, the "Gambino Roll-up" continues.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The former son-in-law of Paul Manafort, the one-time chairman of President Donald Trump’s campaign, has cut a plea deal with the Justice Department that requires him to cooperate with other criminal probes, two people with knowledge of the matter said.

The guilty plea agreement, which is under seal and has not been previously reported, could add to the legal pressure on Manafort, who is facing two indictments brought by Special Counsel Robert Mueller in his probe of alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election.

Manafort has been indicted in federal courts in Washington and Virginia with charges ranging from tax evasion to bank fraud and has pleaded not guilty to the charges.
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https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...ter_impression=true&__twitter_impression=true
 
Cardinal said:
Mueller isn't keeping me informed, but if I had to guess, dirt on his father-in-law.
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Maybe I should have directed that question at one of the people who always tell us that Mueller has found nothing and this investigation is over.
 
Manafort seems to be really holding out for that pardon.
 
Cardinal said:
In spite of what may outwardly appear to be a couple setbacks, the "Gambino Roll-up" continues.



https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...ter_impression=true&__twitter_impression=true
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Read last year or so about the SiL.
Going off memory but they both had real estate investments. Mantafort invested heavily and from what I recall lost enormous amounts were lost.
Now the question is, where did all that money come from? Was it laundered? Not all IMHO are tied to bank or wire fraud.
 
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tres borrachos said:
Maybe I should have directed that question at one of the people who always tell us that Mueller has found nothing and this investigation is over.
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Oh, I'm sorry, of course. "Yadda yadda fishing expedition witch hunt."
 
Helix said:
Manafort seems to be really holding out for that pardon.
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Only valid in NY State as presently that State, if one receives a Presidential Pardon, no State charges can be laid for the same charges. That law is now up / coming up to be repealed/changed.
That really irritated Spanksters to no end. It was a fun thread

His cases are IIRC in Washington and Virginia. So those State charges if laid are not covered by a Pres Pardon
He is severely up the creek
 
It seems this was a sealed plea from earlier in the year, so:

1] Did Manafort Know?

2] Did the kid have contact with Manafort while wearing a wire?

Interesting stuff, but I'm wondering if this shows a some weakness on Mueller's part? It seems to me if Mueller still needs Manafort's flipping this late in the game, he doesn't have the other pieces in place to get the convictions/evidence/knowledge he desires.
 
Helix said:
Manafort seems to be really holding out for that pardon.
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Yes, without doubt. The DC failed appeal recently, means he's headed to trial!
 
Chomsky said:
It seems this was a sealed plea from earlier in the year, so:

1] Did Manafort Know?

2] Did the kid have contact with Manafort while wearing a wire?

Interesting stuff, but I'm wondering if this shows a some weakness on Mueller's part? It seems to me if Mueller still needs Manafort's flipping this late in the game, he doesn't have the other pieces in place to get the convictions/evidence/knowledge he desires.
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Or wants corroboration and other details?? Mantafort was in on everything- he is a political animal from way back, and he would ensure he knew what, when where & why
 
Manafort's team doesn't seem to be putting up much of a fight.

Sent from a memo written by Nunes and edited by Trump.
 
From the article:

"Hilary Potashner, a public defender who is representing Yohai, did not immediately respond to a request for comment."
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Excuse me? The until-last-August son-in-law of a man worth an estimated between $15M and $50M is in such a financial position that he cannot afford private counsel! How did that happen? How did Manafort let that happen?

I don't know about what matters Yohai might have information to share, but I know that Manafort better hope whatever matters they be, they don't pertain to him because Yohai's nuts may as well be in a vice, so he is sure to "sing" like a soprano.



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JANFU said:
Or wants corroboration and other details?? Mantafort was in on everything- he is a political animal from way back, and he would ensure he knew what, when where & why
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Well it is possible Mueller may want a Manafort confession of guilt, I suppose. That might give Mueller's report more credibility, since it comes directly from Manafort.

I guess we just don't know.
 
Chomsky said:
Well it is possible Mueller may want a Manafort confession of guilt, I suppose. That might give Mueller's report more credibility, since it comes directly from Manafort.

I guess we just don't know.
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My guess is we know somewhere between 1-5 % and I am being generous on the 5 % of what Mueller is up to.
 
Xelor said:
From the article:

"Hilary Potashner, a public defender who is representing Yohai, did not immediately respond to a request for comment."
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Excuse me? The until-last-August son-in-law of a man worth an estimated between $15M and $50M is in such a financial position that he cannot afford private counsel! How did that happen? How did Manafort let that happen?

I don't know about what matters Yohai might have information to share, but I know that Manafort better hope whatever matters they be, they don't pertain to him because Yohai's nuts may as well be in a vice, so he is sure to "sing" like a soprano.



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Apparently, Manafort was pretty much broke when he approached the Trump campaign to run it. In fact, I suspect Manafort - like many others - worked the campaign to profit for himself, since few thought Trump would prevail in the election.

I believe Manafort's money problems spurred him to do his crooked loan deals around the time he was with the campaign, and perhaps other crimes as well using his campaign position for financial leverage. This is also why it may indeed be possible Trump was not knowledgeable of some of these activities taking place with individuals in his campaign. That's not to say I don't think Trump is guilty of a fair number of things, not the least of which is obstruction, along with perhaps a few other shady deals along the way prior to and/or concurrent with his campaign & Presidency. Kushner though, strikes me as the guy that's really dirty with holding his hand out!
 
Chomsky said:
Apparently, Manafort was pretty much broke when he approached the Trump campaign to run it. In fact, I suspect Manafort - like many others - worked the campaign to profit for himself, since few thought Trump would prevail in the election.
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Perhaps, but that seems unlikely. I haven't checked the Trump campaign's financial disclosures to see whether Manafort's salary was noted in it.

The scuttlebutt I've read about Manafort suggests he had plenty of money at the time of the campaign and certainly before, which is relevant because his son-in-law was under investigation before Manafort was. I don't know whether the investigation and charges against Yohai appeared before the relationship with Manafort's daughter soured. Hell, I don't know whether Yohai's and Manafort's relationship, without regard to either man's relationship to Jessica, soured at all.

Be that as it may, Yohai held/holds title to a Soho apartment, though I don't know the nature and extent of his equity position in it or overall, other than that he's presently penurious. I do know that it takes a lot of money "bleeding" to go from being flush enough to buy Soho real estate to having an attorney provided because one cannot afford one.


Chomsky said:
I believe Manafort's money problems spurred him to do his crooked loan deals around the time he was with the campaign, and perhaps other crimes as well using his campaign position for financial leverage. This is also why it may indeed be possible Trump was not knowledgeable of some of these activities taking place with individuals in his campaign. That's not to say I don't think Trump is guilty of a fair number of things, not the least of which is obstruction, along with perhaps a few other shady deals along the way prior to and/or concurrent with his campaign & Presidency. Kushner though, strikes me as the guy that's really dirty with holding his hand out!
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I really can't say what be Manafort's motivations for doing whatever he did (or didn't do, for inaction too can, in certain instances, be criminal). Money (greed) is as age-old a motivator as are the remaining six cardinal sins, so if one is of a mind to surmise what motivated Manafort, it's a good reason to posit. As for Manafort, there's no question he has a taste for the high life and that he's given to being a "big spender."
 
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